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Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

By: Christopher Scott McClure

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Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

By: Christopher Scott McClure

An original analysis of Hobbes' political and religious thought, arguing that apparent inconsistencies in his work were a rhetorical strategy.

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1107153794

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Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

By: Christopher Scott McClure

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Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

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Thomas Hobbes argues that the fear of violent death is the most reliable passion on which to found political society. His role in shaping the contemporary view of religion and honor in the West is pivotal, yet his ideas are famously riddled with contradictions. In this breakthrough study, McClure finds evidence that Hobbes' apparent inconsistencies are intentional, part of a sophisticated rhetorical strategy meant to make man more afraid of death than he naturally is. Hobbes subtly undermined two of the most powerful manifestations of man's desire for immortality: the religious belief in an afterlife and the secular desire for eternal fame through honor. McClure argues that Hobbes purposefully stirred up controversy, provoking his adversaries into attacking him and unwittingly spreading his message. This study will appeal to scholars of Hobbes, political theorists, historians of early modern political thought and anyone interested in the genesis of modern Western attitudes toward mortality.

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1316943224

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Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary

By: Christopher Holman

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Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary

By: Christopher Holman

At a time when nearly all political actors and observers—despite the nature of their normative commitments—morally appeal to the language of democracy, the particular signification of the term has become obscured. Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary argues that critical engagement with various elements of the work of Hobbes, a notorious critic of democracy, can deepen our understanding of the problems, stakes, and ethics of democratic life. Firstly, Hobbes's descriptive anatomy of democratic sovereignty reveals what is essential to the institution of this form of government, in the face of the conceptual confusion that characterizes the contemporary deployment of democratic terminology. Secondly, Hobbes's critique of the mechanics of democracy points toward certain fundamental political risks that are internal to its mode of operation. And thirdly, contrary to Hobbes's own intentions, Christopher Holman shows how the selective redeployment of certain Hobbesian categories could help construct a normative ground in which democracy is the ethical choice in relation to other sovereign forms.

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State University of New York Press

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1438490445

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Handbook of Critical Care and Emergency Ultrasound

By: Kristin A. Carmody,Christopher L. Moore,David Feller-Kopman

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Handbook of Critical Care and Emergency Ultrasound

By: Kristin A. Carmody,Christopher L. Moore,David Feller-Kopman

A quick-access practical handbook for the use of ultrasound in critical care and emergency department settings Point-of-care ultrasound offers a readily available, noninvasive, reproducible modality that can expedite and improve care in the critical care and the emergency setting. This handy guide clarifies basic concepts and provides the hands-on guidance necessary for clinicians to arrive at better therapeutic decisions and perform safer procedures with the use of ultrasound. Handbook of Critical Care and Emergency Ultrasound opens with important chapters on ultrasound basics, ultrasound orientation, and probe selection, machine controls, and equipment. 22 additional chapters cover organ or system-specific procedural applications and approaches to the trauma patient. You will also find algorithms for the patient with undifferentiated chest pain, dyspnea, hypotension, and abdominal pain. 259 drawings and photographs support the text, illustrating patient positioning, basic views, anatomy, and common pathology. Handbook of Critical Care and Emergency Ultrasound is the perfect resource for critical care and emergency providers who wish to deepen their knowledge of sonography and broaden their use of ultrasound in the care of their patient.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071604901

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6 Essential Secrets for Thinking on a New Level

Making Decisions and Getting Results

By: Christopher Hoenig

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6 Essential Secrets for Thinking on a New Level

Making Decisions and Getting Results

By: Christopher Hoenig

In the information age, knowledge is power, and the ability to act intelligently and at the right point in time is a crucial skill. 6 Essential Secrets for Thinking on a New Level will help anyone -- teachers, businesspeople, artists, concerned citizens -- make decisions and get results. When confronted by seemingly impossible obstacles, you will learn how to think on a new level. Successful solutions break down into six steps: ideas, knowledge, communication, planning, creation and execution all play a role in successful problem solving. Each chapter is devoted to one of these steps. In 6 Essential Secrets for Thinking on a New Level, Chris Hoenig has devised a lucid guide to developing your mind to get results. This practical book clearly shows how explorers, generals, business executives and others have solved real problems in the real world. Their stories vividly illustrate the many roles a problem solver can play -- Innovator, Discoverer, Communicator, Playmaker, Creator and Performer -- and how each role is instrumental in making decisions and getting results. Developing strong ideas is the first, and in many ways the most crucial phase in the problem-solving journey. "Generating the Mindset" discusses the nuances of this important process. The book shows how an innovative mind is able to think outside of the box and to perceive possibilities that others don't recognize.

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M J F Books

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1567315224

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9781567315226

Michael Jackson Unauthorized

By: Christopher Andersen

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Michael Jackson Unauthorized

By: Christopher Andersen

Packed with startling revelations, here is the first uncensored, comprehensive biography of Michael Jackson. Andersen interviewed hundreds of people--including Jackson's friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, employees and colleagues--to paint a mesmerizing portrait of the superstar. Here is Jackson in all his brilliance and complexity.

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0671892401

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Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

Hobbes and the Artifice of Eternity

Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary

Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary

Handbook of Critical Care and Emergency Ultrasound

Handbook of Critical Care and Emergency Ultrasound

6 Essential Secrets for Thinking on a New Level

6 Essential Secrets for Thinking on a New Level

Michael Jackson Unauthorized

Michael Jackson Unauthorized

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